Peter Houston (footballer)

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Peter Houston
Personal information
Full name Peter Houston
Date of birth July 19, 1958 (1958-07-19) (age 49)
Place of birth    Baillieston, Scotland
Playing position Full-back (Retired)
Club information
Current club Dundee United (Assistant manager)
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1977–1978
1978–1979
1979–1983
1983–1986
1986–1988
1988–1991
1991–1993		 Airdrieonians
Livingston United
Albion Rovers
Falkirk
Dumbarton
Falkirk
East Stirling
Career		 001 0(0)

123 (33)
135 (33)
080 0(8)
077 0(5)
047 0(3)
463 (82)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Peter Houston (born 19 July 1958 in Baillieston) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full-back. He is currently assistant manager at Dundee United, where he has assisted Craig Levein since October 2006.[1] This is Houston's third spell working with Levein, after previous spells at Hearts and Leicester City.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Player

Houston began his career in 1977 with Airdrieonians but made just one senior league appearance and dropped into junior football with Livingston United. In 1979, Houston moved back into the senior game with Albion Rovers and played over 100 league matches over four years, scoring 33 times. Curiously, a similar length of spell at Falkirk yielded another 33 goals and upon leaving in 1986 to join Dumbarton, Houston had made over 250 senior league appearances. After two years with The Sons, Houston returned to Falkirk for three years before a final playing spell with East Stirling. Houston was worshipped by the Falkirk supporters and even had his own supporters club called The Houstie Hardcore.

[edit] Coaching

Upon retiring in 1993, Houston returned to Falkirk for his third spell with the club, although this time in a coaching capacity. Houston was invovled in setting up Falkirk's youth academy and went on to work as an SFA Development Officer at Brockville. When manager Jim Jefferies moved to Hearts in 1995, Houston joined him as reserve and youth team manager, becoming caretaker manager when Jefferies left for Bradford City in 2000.[2] Despite being backed by the players for the manager role,[3] Houston had to settle for an assistant manager role when Craig Levein was appointed instead.[2]. Houston followed Levein to Leicester City in 2004, where he stayed until Levein and his backroom staff were sacked in January 2006.[4] Houston was out of football until his appointment with United in October 2006.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Dundee Utd unveil Levein as boss", BBC Sport website, 2006-10-30. 
  2. ^ a b "No jeers from Jefferies", BBC Sport website, 2000-11-09. 
  3. ^ "Pressley backs Houston for post", BBC Sport website, 2000-11-26. 
  4. ^ "Levein and Leicester part company", BBC Sport website, 2006-01-25. 

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NAME Houston, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 19 July 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Baillieston, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH